Scenes, Semiotics and The New Real [electronic resource] : Exploring the Value of Originality and Difference /
Brown, Chris.author.
This book provides a semiotic analysis of 'scenes', powerful vehicles for introducing new ideas, perspectives and behaviours, as a concept. In particular, it examines the types of scene that exist; explores their effectiveness in spreading new ideas; and considers their vital role in introducing originality and difference in modern society.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover ; Half-Title ; Title ; Copyrights ; Dedication ; Contents ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; 1 Defining Scenes ; 2 Tower Hamlets as a Type 1 (Time+/Place+) Scene ; 3 Further Scenic Types ; 4 Scenic Capital and the Attractiveness of Scenes ; 5 How Scenes Can Rapidly Diminish to Normality - Part 1, Chainification ; 6 Simulacra and the Really Real (Authenticity) ; 7 How Scenes Can Rapidly Diminish to Normality - Part 2, Tourism, Social Media and the Mass Media ; 8 Keeping a Scene, aScene ; Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book provides a semiotic analysis of 'scenes', powerful vehicles for introducing new ideas, perspectives and behaviours, as a concept. In particular, it examines the types of scene that exist; explores their effectiveness in spreading new ideas; and considers their vital role in introducing originality and difference in modern society.
Sociology.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Literature—Philosophy.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Sports—Sociological aspects.
Sociology, general.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Social Theory.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.